brauciens

From brauk(t) (“to go (with a vehicle), to travel”) +‎ -iens (with palatalization of k to c).

• IPA^(key): [bràwtsiɛns]

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brauciens m (1st declension)

1. trip, ride, journey (the act of going somewhere in a vehicle)

   ātrs, patīkams brauciens ― quick, pleasant trip

   nogurdinošs brauciens ― exhausting trip

   brauciens ar lavu, ar lidmašīnu ― boat, airplane trip

   brauciens pa dzelzceļu ― railway trip

   doties tālā braucienā ― to go on a long trip, journey

   brauciens šorīt nebija tik skaļš un trokšņains kā pirmo dienu ― the trip this morning was not as loud and noisy as the first day

2. trip, ride (the movement of a vehicle along a certain path; the path or distance covered by a vehicle)

   autobuss dienā veica 15 braucienus ― the bus does 15 trips a day

   mazliet vientuļi, kapiteina palīgs diendiena vada upes satiksmes kuģīti... braucienos viņam laika gana katru domu atkal un atkal pārdomāt ― a bit lonely, the (ship) mate runs the river traffic boat every day... in (= during) the trips he has time enough to reconsider every thought again and again

• ceļojums
• reiss
• (on foot): gājiens

• braucējs, braucēja
• braukt
• braukums